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Learning 2 Bake From Scratch – LXXXVII
Sweet Cherry Pie The interesting thing about this one is the crust. I used half butter and half lard. The crust is much improved. It didn’t need a chisel to be sliced. I think maybe 2/3 butter, 1/3 lard, though. It’s a bit “sandy”. The filling is just cherries with one grated apple. I have…
Agency
One of my pet peeves with humans is that they deny each other agency. The “I’m not going to tell her to protect her” trope is ridiculously common in fiction and it’s not uncommon in real life. Everyone has agency. They should be allowed to make their own decisions, even (or perhaps “especially”) if I…
Self Sufficient – Peas
That’s a five foot (about) row of peas. I planted them on 10 May. It’s now seven weeks later. I picked about a quarter of them yesterday. It was two small servings. That means eight serving in five feet, let’s round that to four feet for an even 2 servings per foot, which could probably…
Marked Up 